stretch1
/stretʃ/Translation
v [t, i]
→ to stretch oneself outVéase tb: to {bend/stretch} the rules; to stretch one's legs›
⇨ dar(se) de sí
This jumper has stretched Este jersey se ha dado de sí
›
⇨ estirarse
The cat stretched in the sun El gato se estiró al sol
› (un terreno)
⇨ extenderse
■ Se usa generalmente seguido de las preposiciones away e into›
⇨ prolongar
⇨ alargar
■ Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio(Definition of stretch v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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